ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 143931
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| Date: | Tuesday 21 March 1944 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  de Havilland DH.98 Mosquito FB Mk VI |
| Owner/operator: | 248 Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | LR361 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | English Channel, 25 miles south of Lizard Poind, Cornwall, England -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Portreath, Cornwall |
Mosquito LR361: Took off at 14:58 hrs for anti-shipping patrol. 21/03/1944
Hit by flak during attack on enemy ships off Spanish coast and ditched 25 miles south of Lizard.
Crew:
F/O (138.059) Ronald Sinclair ORR (pilot) RAFVR - killed
F/Sgt (922243) William Rankin Alexander MOWAT (nav.) RAFVR - killed
Sources:
1.http://www.airhistory.org.uk/dh/_DH98%20prodn%20list.txtt
2.ORB 248 Sqdn RAF
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 24-Feb-2012 07:57 | Nepa | Added |
| 02-Sep-2014 04:34 | Tu104 | Updated [Aircraft type, Location, Narrative] |
| 08-Aug-2015 19:39 | Nepa | Updated [Aircraft type, Location] |
| 27-Aug-2015 17:07 | INV | Updated [Location, Phase, Narrative] |
| 07-Apr-2019 13:53 | Nepa | Updated [Other fatalities, Location, Narrative, Operator] |
| 12-Jul-2022 10:31 | Nepa | Updated [Location, Departure airport, Source, Narrative, Operator] |
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